Renewables overtook fossil fuels as EU’s main power source in 2020
Thursday, January 28, 2021
Renewables generated 38% of the EU’s electricity in 2020, overtaking coal and gas to become the main source of electricity for the first time ever in Europe, according to fresh data released on Monday (25 January)., euractiv.com informs. The share of fossil fuels in the electricity mix fell to 37% while the remaining 25% was made up by nuclear power, according to the study published today by think ...